Suspect VA judge gives Manafort

Suspect VA judge gives Manafort <4 years (DC to come)

By PeraclesPlease on Fri, 03/08/2019 - 2:36am |

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/mar/07/paul-manafort-sentencing-trump-campaign-chief

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Sentencing travesties (do read the whole thread - quite disturbing):

For context on Manafort’s 47 months in prison, my client yesterday was offered 36-72 months in prison for stealing $100 worth of quarters from a residential laundry room.
— Scott Hechinger (@ScottHech) March 8, 2019

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 03/08/2019 - 4:57am

Republican Latina fully woke on the point being made:

I got grounded for 47 months for talking-back to my mom once. + I got a chancla thrown at me, which I dodged, so it grazed my ear. My mom’s tougher than that lame Judge Ellis.
Man, if Manafort was black or brown and was caught selling an ounce of pot, he’d be in jail for life.
— Ana Navarro-Cárdenas (@ananavarro) March 8, 2019

by artappraiser on Fri, 03/08/2019 - 12:51pm

Martin Longman has a very comprehensive yet concise description of the judges actions at trial, and how Manafort was anything but a guy "leading a respectable life" at his blog, Booman Tribune.

by NCD on Fri, 03/08/2019 - 9:32am

Presidents can use a pardon to rectify an injustice. They may not use it to obstruct justice.

I just introduced legislation to ensure that if the pardon power is abused to coverup crimes involving any President, his/her family or associates, Congress finds out: pic.twitter.com/RQ3HjWOZhi
— Adam Schiff (@RepAdamSchiff) March 7, 2019

by artappraiser on Fri, 03/08/2019 - 10:18am

The sentence is a joke. It confirms that there is a two-tiered legal system. Minority clients and poor clients receive much stiffer sentences.

https://www.theroot.com/paul-manaforts-sentence-proves-white-lives-matter-1833158105

by rmrd0000 on Fri, 03/08/2019 - 8:59pm

Imagine if Manafort hadn't fucked around with witness tampering in the Va. case, leading, one might surmise, to some trivial delay in the proceedings, thus resulting in the present (unfavorable) sentencing sequence.

A mere two week shift in the timetables could have put Ellis second after Berman-Jackson. Then the most Manafort would face would be two concurrent ten year sentences less nine months served, and Ellis would look like a schtarker, to boot!

by jollyroger on Sat, 03/09/2019 - 9:31pm

Suspect VA judge gives Manafort <4 years (DC to come)

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